An Encouragement to Remain Faithful

In “The Early Christians Were Odd, Too,” Michael Kruger describes how four aspects of early Christianity offended the Romans. Despite this offense, the church flourished and grew; and, Kruger says, this should be an encouragement to us to remain faithful:

There were many things about Christianity that it made it odd—exclusive worship, controversial doctrines, strange moral proclivities, and a hyper-focus on books.

And these aren’t fringe aspects of Christianity; they’re core parts of Christian identity.